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Ukraine: Geographically Far From Indian Wells But Close In Heart

INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, March 12, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) While the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in the Southern California palm desert geographically is 10 time zones and 10,326 kilometers away from Ukraine, it’s been close to the hearts of many this […]

Swiatek Headlines Credit One Charleston Open Preliminary Main Draw

CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON (by Michael Dickens) The Credit One Charleston Open, North America’s largest women’s-only tennis tournament, announced its preliminary main draw field on Friday, including two of its five wild cards. This year’s tournament field of the WTA 500 series […]

Murray Earns Landmark 700th Win At Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, March 12, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Andy Murray has created his fair share of tennis history during his storied career. On Friday, he aimed to create more history when he stepped on Stadium 1 court at the Indian […]

Osaka Returns To Indian Wells At Peace With Herself, Win Or Lose

INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, March 11, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Former World No. 1, four-time Grand Slam champion and 2018 BNP Paribas Open titlist Naomi Osaka returned to the Southern California palm desert for the first time since 2019 and took center […]

Indian Wells Is Back In March For First Time In Three Years

INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, March 10, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The BNP Paribas Open women’s singles draw got underway in “Tennis Paradise” at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in the Southern California palm desert Wednesday. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 […]

Indian Wells: Medvedev Is Men’s Top Seed

INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, March 9, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The men’s singles draw for the 45th edition of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. was revealed at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden Tuesday afternoon. While World No. 1 Daniil […]

BNP Paribas Open Women’s Top Seed Goes To Krejcikova

INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, March 8, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The BNP Paribas Open women’s singles main draw reveal took place Monday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. While the top seeds announced were few on surprises – with just three of the […]

Monterrey Is A Special City For Two-Time Champion Fernandez

MONTERREY/WASHINGTON, March 7, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Leylah Fernandez will always share a special relationship with Mexico’s second-largest city, Monterrey. It’s where she won her first WTA tour-level singles title in 2021. It’s also where a year later she successfully […]

Steely Resolve Serves Fernandez Well As She Defends Monterrey Title

MONTERREY/WASHINGTON, March 7, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The lively and popular Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey, Mexico, a WTA 250 outdoor hard-court tournament, has offered everyone a little bit of everything this past week – warm weather, exciting late-night outcomes […]

Spirited Battle Comes Up Just Short For Yastremska In Lyon

LYON/WASHINGTON, March 7, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) It wasn’t the fairy tale ending that Dayana Yastremska – and a war-torn nation – had hoped for. Yet, Sunday’s title match between the 21-year-old Ukrainian refugee and eighth-seeded Zhang Shuai of China […]